In 2018, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (CCDIC) commissioned EKOS Research Associates Inc. to conduct a survey asking Canadians questions about their awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI).

The 2018 survey builds on similar surveys conducted for the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2003, 2006, and 2012 and now includes a broader array of questions related to STBBI than in previous years. A variety of external stakeholders and experts were consulted in the development of the survey questions. The survey included questions on STBBI related knowledge, risk behaviors, testing and stigma.